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This is a set of resources to introduce and practise food &amp; drink items. The PowerPoint initially introduces food and drink items in categories, with practice exercises to follow each set. In total there are over 70 food and drink items and the resource is easily adaptable if you want to introduce less. The work in this pack of resources will certainly cover several lessons. There is a wide range of activities on the PowerPoint and an accompanying worksheet, with 15 different exercises. Also included in the pack is a word search, and an odd one out activity. The PowerPoint introduces questions about food likes and dislikes; a café conversation and then an activity for pupils to make their own conversations in pairs; reading comprehension exercises; and a ‘design your own menu’ activity in a step-by-step format. The PowerPoint goes on to introduce quantities with examples and practice activities as well as a shop/ market dialogue that pupils can then replicate in pairs. Pupils will gain an excellent knowledge of a wide range of food and drink items, and will be able to recognise and use them in a range of situations.

The text is on the topic of sports and is aimed more at KS3. In 2 teams, pupils choose a word to find in the text. The pupils don’t know what each word is worth. Click on the word they have chosen when they have correctly identified it in the text and their score will be revealed. The winning team is the team with the highest score once all words have been found in the text.

This bundle includes all 3 of my Beginner German Review Worksheets for a total of 15 Pages!
Includes the following themes:
Version 1
greetings
family
gender
time expressions
telling time
pronouns
present tense verbs
my house
nationalities
Version 2
colours
question words
clothing
transportation
body parts
weather
grocery shopping
modal verbs
sports
past participles
Version 3
prepositions (accusative, dative, two-way, genitive)
possessives
modals
places around town vocabulary
modes of transportation vocabulary
These worksheets are a combination of matching, short answer, writing and translations. Great for test review, sub activity, homework and early finishers!

This bundle, very reasonably priced at only £9, contains 4 booklets, 2 French and 2 German , for KS3. They all contain 20+ pages of varied activities, with solutions supplied.
Activities include:
word games with countries
texts about the World Cup
historical facts with follow-up tasks
profiles of players, with follow-up tasks
positions on field, then pick your own England/World team
preparing an interview with one of the stars

This file includes all 6 of my best selling German biographies at 50% off or $1 each! (Regular price $2 each)
Brother Grimm
Angela Merkel
Johannes Gutenberg
Albert Einstein
Amadeus Mozart
Each biography is written in German and contains a glossary of new English-German vocabulary and 4-6 reading comprehension questions.

This is a set of resources to introduce describing others and oneself. There is a lengthy PowerPoint (76 slides) that goes through describing height, build, hair and eyes with reinforcement activities, match up activities, gap fills, translations and reading comprehension. It then goes on to introduce 16 characteristics with match ups, snake sentences and reading comprehensions. The final activity is the creation of a wanted poster for students to complete. There is an 8-page worksheet that accompanies the PowerPoint. These resources are enough for several lessons and start from introduction through to pupils confidently using all of the new language, creating whole descriptions of themselves and others.

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10 pages full of fun reading and writing activities
German easter worksheets for beginners
vocab: colors,family,holiday,animals
Die Kinder lesen erste leichte Texte und üben die wichtigsten Wörter zum Thema Ostern.
Es sind 10 Seiten voll mit schönen Übungen.
Wortschatz: Ostern, Tiere, Familie, Farben
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A very reasonably priced 20+ page booklet for students who have been learning for 2/3 years which is best introduced shortly before the World Cup in June. it contains:
list of countries and groups competing with follow-up activities
short text about the 2018 World Cup
flags to identify
short history/ facts about World Cup with comprehension tasks in English and German
quiz on 2014 World Cup, enabling revision of past tense
making predictions about 2018 World Cup, enabling revision of future tense
positions on football field, leading to selection of England and World teams
short texts about 16 players and a follow-up task to identify player
interview a star player
solutions provided
Any comments would be greatly appreciated so that alterations can be made.

This tried and tested approach to reading provides a visual strategy which can be applied to a wide variety of texts in a second language or in English, improving not only language skills, but also general literacy. Particularly useful when exploiting authentic materials, it can equally be applied to more traditional texts and, once embedded, enables students of all ages to work successfully with more complex source materials than would otherwise have been the case.
This resource models the strategy with a simple German text, however it can be applied to texts of a wide range of difficulty. It includes a ten slide teaching presentation to introduce the strategy, comprehensive teaching notes accompanied by thumbnails of all the materials, plus student sheets and the strategy arrow, which can be laminated for repeated use.
The resource is also available modelled with a French text and with a Spanish text.

This beginner German reading includes three short paragraphs describing the likes dislikes and hobbies of three friends.
Great for reviewing descriptions, hobbies, languages, professions etc.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
Activity idea: Have your students write a short paragraph about a friend.

A set of resources I have used with pupils in their first year of learning German: a few puzzles, a set of flashcards and a present tense worksheet. Topics include clothes, shops, food and drink. Save 50% on the price of these individual resources by buying the bundle.

In this easy German reading students are introduced of three young people all of which have different sports. The reading is followed by eight and reading comprehension questions.
Vocabulary includes:
schwimmen
Baseball spielen
Tennis spielen
Fußball spielen
Fahrrad fahren
Yoga machen
Boxen / Skifahren
laufen

This file includes 5 beginner German readings all the present tense perfect for beginners to review at over 50% off! Each reading is about three different young people talking about:
~Their family members
~Their favourite school subjects
~Their favourite sports
~Where they live: city, suburbs, farm
Great for reviewing descriptions, hobbies, languages, professions, gern haben, house vocabulary, school subjects, etc.
Each reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.

In this beginner German Reading, three young people describe their home and surroundings. Each live in a different way: in an apartment in the city, in a house in the suburbs and in the countryside. Each young person describes the advantages of how they live and how they get to school.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.
Vocabulary includes:
Rooms in the house: kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom
Suburbs, countryside, City center

This beginner reading introduces students to three young people each of which has different favorite school subjects: humanities, arts, sciences.
The reading is followed by eight and reading comprehension questions.

This resource provides you with seven well-designed, clear and extremely useful German revision posters, perfect for putting round your classroom or giving to students for revision on a specific topic. The posters cover a range of seven topics:
- Accommodation
- Chatting to People
- Dining
- Directions
- Emergencies
- Going Shopping
- Public Transport
The posters are just right for students of all ages and abilities, aiming to improve their German skills or preparing for a trip to a German-speaking country. I hope you and your classes can make the most of this resource!

This beginner Germanreading includes three short paragraphs describing three people in the narrator's family: one sister, one brother and one cousin.
Great for reviewing descriptions, hobbies, languages, professions, gern haben etc.
The reading is followed by 8 reading comprehension questions.

In this reading a teenage girl introduces herself to her new neighbor. The dialogue incorporates a number of question words so students may learn how to form questions with interrogatives. The reading includes 8 true/false reading comprehension questions and a short writing assignment.
Activity idea: students may complete the writing assignment in class or for homework. They may then read their own dialogue with a partner.

I use this article in my level 4 class to start talking about what Fasching (Carnival) or Karneval is in Germany.
The article is written for native German elementary school kids, yet the language level is best suited toward more advanced language students. You could use it in level 3, overall a A2 early B1 language level.
This resource includes:
- The 1 page article in PDF format
- A target vocabulary Word Cloud
- Before and after reading questions
Questions are in power point so you can customize them.
Takes about 45 minutes if teacher lead and discussed. Students work independently and turning the assignment in would take about 30 minutes.
I'll be posting more Fasching resources soon. Please check my store.
You can also check out my other German Resources:
German Studies: Language, History and Culture
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This reading is about a young medical student who goes to Africa to volunteer with children. We also learn about her family and boss. This reading serves as good practice for describing people's appearance, personality, profession etc.
This reading is accompanied by 10 true/false reading comprehension questions in German.
Activity idea: After reading, have students show pictures of friends and describe them to their classmates.

This English language German cultural reading includes a paragraph and picture each on Easter, Oktoberfest and Christmas. Includes a lot of German vocabulary:
Ostern
Karneval
Fasching
Karfreitag
Bundesland
Lederhosen
Wurst
Apfelstrudel
Tannenbaum
Christkind
Weihnachtsmann
Weihnachtslieder

This is a set of 11 short stories in German that are sayings meant to teach a moral or vocabulary puzzles that have students try to decide what is being described.
These would good for students with some German background. Levels 2-3 or A.2.
See other Hin and Her German Short Story Resources
From the Hin und Her collection of German short stories, which played a key role in maintaining and developing the German language of the US German population during the highest years of immigration.
I've included the original text and have added images, a key vocab section and follow up questions to extend vocab aquistion and grammatical knowledge.
Easy to use in any beginner level course. They would take about 15 minutes each.
PDF and Word Format.
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This Reading Bundle includes all my products in German on major holidays at 50% off!
It includes readings and worksheets on:
1. Weihnachten/Christmas
2. New Year/Sylvester
3. Easter/Ostern
4. Oktoberfest

This simple and fun German reading talks about the grandmother visiting from Germany who has so much energy she cleans the entire house!
Includes a glossary of new vocabulary and four reading comprehension questions.
Vocab includes:
das Frühstück
säubern
das Geschirr
der Müll
rausholen

Start your lesson with a thinking skills puzzle problem solving snowman-themed activity. Then move on to an array of Christmas-themed activities constructed around the same set of vocabulary. A 65-slides presentation to introduce the German Christmas vocabulary, a vocabulary list, 2x2 differentiated word searches ,2x2 differentiated crossword puzzles, mini-picture-flashcards with the new words for reading or to play memory/pairs or snap, a set of sequencing cards, a page with word search solutions as well as explanations for the clues to the puzzles and finally a list of suggestions for use and differentiation.

This is a logic puzzle activity for learners of all ages and stages of German.
Logic puzzles not only help to exercise the brain, they also further the development of learners' deduction skills, critical thinking ability and strategy skills. If working together, students will also use and grow their communication skills.
One of the files included in this pack contains suggestions for use and differentiation of this resources with learners of all abilities. I hope you and your students enjoy this activity.

This is a logic puzzle activity for German learners of all ages and stages. Logic puzzles not only help to exercise the brain, they also further the development of learners' deduction skills, critical thinking ability and strategy skills. If working together, students will also use and grow their communication skills.
One of the files included in this pack contains suggestions for use and differentiation of this resources with learners of all language abilities. I hope you and your students enjoy this activity.

A lesson for a higher ability GCSE class focusing on subordinating conjunctions using 'wenn' and 'als.' I was recently observed by Ofsted with this and was told I would have received an outstanding grade, as all students made rapid progress and the lesson was heavily differentiated.
1) I have attached a higher level text about sport - students play the ignorance game in differentiated groups and pick out words they they think others won't know. If others can't use the context to work out the meaning of these words, the initial team scores points. Students learn these words for their homework. (Personalised homework). In the next lesson, the words will appear in sentences for students to translate.
2) I have attached my powerpoint, which contains 3 key questions re: wenn and als for learners in the lesson, to enable all learners to progress.
3) A 'rip and run' activity - students work in differentiated groups ripping a sentence off and translating it. If it's correct, they are challenged by getting another translation sentence. If not, teacher uses targeted questioning to enable to the group to make progress.
4) I have attached a game of sentence auctions, used to individually challenge students' misconceptions. (Moving from group level to individual level). Students look at word order with 'wenn' and 'als' and bid on correct sentences and lose money if they bid on incorrect sentences. I use fake Euros! More challenging sentences are worth more money! Students can also translate into English etc.

This resource introduces 15 school subjects with many practice activities. It introduces questions and answers about likes and dislikes as well as opinions/ reasons. It goes on to introduce talking about favourite subjects. There are pair work speaking activities, reading activities and writing activities. The reading activities include texts with richtig/falsch exercises as well as activities with open-ended questions. There is a school timetable that pupils could replicate and questions to answer about the timetable they see. Answers for all activities appear on the PowerPoint. By the end of the PowerPoint (68 slides) pupils will be able to write a paragraph about their school subjects (likes/dislikes, opinions and so on), either by using a given German template or by only English prompts. There is a lengthy worksheet, which accompanies the activities on the PowerPoint and a separate word search document.

This is a temporary offer to celebrate Oktoberfest! It includes 4 key-word tests based on the GCSE specifications:
-Cinema & TV
-Food & Eating Out
-Describing myself and my family
-German Customs & Festivals
The questions take a number of formats. Differentiation can be achieved by adjusting team sizes (or, indeed, having students work individually).
Question instructions are in German, and the presentation features high quality graphics and animations.

In supporting our students with the new GCSE we need to get them writing spontaneously and freely. Here is a small collection of ideas to encourage students to write creatively at KS3 creating good habits in preparation for their GCSE written work. This could be used as prompt for departmental discussion or a stimulus for work on writing skills. Some of the ideas can be lifted directly from the information here but most will need to be developed to suit individual schools / departments.

For KS4 or very able KS3 students. Students follow the instructions (taken from geo.de) to create their own origami foxes. Supporting materials facilitate their understanding of the texts. Used in an observation graded Outstanding.

Use this template to practise transcription work in pairs.
There is a sheet for person A and one for person B.
Type the 2 different texts into the relevant boxes (they must be 2 different texts). Pupils then take it in turns to read their text to their partner, who must then write what they hear in the empty box.
After they have both finished, they then compare their written text to the original on their partner's sheet and tally any errors made.

This activity can be done in pairs or as a class.
As a class, one pupil leaves the room while everyone else decides what the correct sequence should be. The pupil re-enters the room and tries to guess the sequence. If incorrect, they have to start again.
It's better as a pairwork activity. One pupil decides which options they want to use in the complete paragraph. The other reads through the paragraph, guessing the options as they go. If incorrect, they must start again.
Cue lots of laughter!